Botani Nobleza Moscatel Old Vines

D.O. Málaga & D.O. Sierras de Málaga

Navarrate, most historic sub zone, in the village of El Borge, Alta Axarquía, Málaga.

100% Muscat of Alexandria. The oldest variety in the Muscat family and one of the few remaining genetically unmodified vitis vinifera cultivars remaining in the world today. The Phoenicians transplanted this grape from Alexandria, Egypt to Málaga approximately 2,600 years ago.

Head-trained single vineyard on a northern oriented slope

1924

Traditional dry farmed viticulture. Practicing organic gobelet (vaso) trained vines. Cultivated completely by hand, and grapes are carried up the mountain with the assistance of mules. The vineyard receive no treatments whatsoever and minimal human intervention. Planted directly into the rock (slate).

No organic matter. Solid slate rock and decomposed slate with a small percentage of white quartz.

Extremely dry Mediterranean climate with 120-150 mm of rainfall per year. The Axarquia is at high elevation which results in extreme diurnal shifts in the summer allowing for long and balanced maturation. Our vineyard sites are north facing.

Pre-fermentation maceration. Destemmed and gently pressed in a pneumatic press. The must settles in tank and ferments in 600L French oak demi-muids.

Aged on the lees for six months before bottling. The lees are stirred twice per week during aging.

Jorge Ordóñez Málaga was founded in 2004 to revitalize the tradition of unfortified sweet winemaking in Málaga. Despite this focus, Jorge and Alois Kracher were inspired to produce a fresh and dry Moscatel from the mountain vineyards of the Axarquía. Botani was the first dry Moscatel made in Spain in modern times, resurrecting the tradition of Málaga's historic "Mountain Wines." As an evolution of this project, Botani Nobleza was launched in 2021 as a single vineyard dry Moscatel fermented in barrel like the traditional dry Moscatels produced in Málaga before the phylloxera.